Etcheverry has his left knee scoped; U.S Pro-40 triumphs in Portugal.

FAIRFAX, Va. (Tuesday, December 14, 1999) -- D.C. United midfielder Marco
Etcheverry walked out of a Fairfax, Va., hospital without crutches today
after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

Etcheverry, 29, had part of his torn posterior lateral meniscus removed, an
injury suffered in United's final regular season home match against the New
England Revolution. Etcheverry also had significant scar tissue debrided
from the joint, much of which resulted from a 1993 operation to repair a
torn anterior cruciate ligament.

The one-hour procedure was performed by United team physician William Hazel
at Commonwealth Orthopaedic Surgery Center. The player will start
rehabilitation immediately and should be able to train at full speed in
two-to-four weeks.

Etcheverry, a member of the Major League Soccer "Best 11," had four goals
and 17 assists in the 1999 regular season and followed with a goal and six
assists in his club's playoff run to the league championship.

Major League Soccer's developmental team U.S. Pro-40 strung together two
goals in a 17-minute span for a 2-1 victory over Benefica's reserve team
today as part of the American club's international tour.

After facing a mix of second-team and first-team Benfica players in a 3-0
loss on December 1, Pro-40 responded with the triumph at Benefica's
training park.

Nine minutes into the second half, U.S. Pro-40 went ahead 2-1. Pro-40
captain Brian Dunseth (New England Revolution) collected a deflected ball
from a Pro-40 corner kick and chipped the ball inside the six-yard box
where defender Ubusuku Abukusumo (formerly with the Columbus Crew) moved
behind a Benfica defender to head the ball to midfielder Eric Quill (Tampa
Bay Mutiny). Quill worked the ball past a set of defenders and unleashed a
shot that rolled into the back right corner. The strike was Quill's second
goal in two games.

After an early sixth-minute score by Benfica midfielder Paulo Cesar, a
header off a corner kick, Pro-40 retaliated in the 39th minute with a goal
by midfielder Sergi Daniv (Dallas Burn).

Benfica controlled the game and kept the ball in its attacking end through
most of the first half, but found itself tied when Pro-40 forward Jamar
Beasley (New England Revolution) challenged a defender for a 50-50 ball in
the midfield. Beasley beat his opponent to the ball and sent a cross to
Daniv. With his left foot, Daniv one-touched the ball with a hard volley
passed Benfica's 17-year-old goalkeeper Morrera.

Pro-40, 1-2 against international competition, finishes its tour of
Portugal on Thursday with a match against FC Estoril of the nation's second
division.